Device for supporting and delivering tape for wrapping purposes.



- F. W. OSTROM.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND DELIVERING TAPE FOR WRAPPING PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1913.

mama. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Ill/VENTOR WITNESSES:

UNETEE TATE PATENT @FFMJFZ.

FREE-LAND W. QSTROIVI,.013 NEWARK, JERSEY, ASSIGNGR TO THE SINGER MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, A CORIORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND DELIVERING- TAPE FOR WRAPPING PURPOSES.

Application filed February 27, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatVI, FREnLAnD W. Os TROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new-and useful Improvements in Devices for Supportingand Delivering Tape for Wrapping Purposes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.7

This invention relates to improvements in devices for supporting anddelivering tape for binding purposes, and has for its object to provideimproved means for delivering the tape from the supply to the operatorin condition for convenient application to a package.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, Fig. 2a plan View, and Fig. 3 an end view of the improved device, togetherwith tapereel and tape, Fig. 4 a central vertical section on the line ww, Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 a. view in perspective of one set or pair ofedgeguides provided with a modified form of tape-support.

Referring to the figures, 1 represents the frame of the device, 2 amanually operated lever pivoted at 8 in said frame and provided with acup-holder 4 in which is seated a cup or receptacle 5 normallycontaining suflicient water or other liquid to properly saturate themoistening substance 6 held therein, said cup at its rear or inner sidebeing provided for the greater portion of its depth with an opening 7 tofacilitate the convenient removal of said cup, as when it is desired tocleanse or renew the moistening substance.

8 and 9 represent oppositely arranged uprights secured by screws, as 10,to the frame 1, 11 a cutter blade carrier secured by screws, as 12, tothe upper endsof said uprights and provided with a serrated cuttingblade 13 secured by screws, as 14.

i 15 represents an edge-guide-carrying bar mounted in said uprights andprovided with edge-guiding collars, as 16, which in turn are providedwith tape-supports, as 17, shown in Figs. 1, 3 and a as slightlyinclined from the horizontal, and in Fig.5 as consisting of crimped ornotched wire, said guiding collars being held against accidentalmovement by screws, as 18, and the for- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Serial No. 751,136.

ward set being cut away as at 19 to avoid contacting with the free edgeof the cup 5 when the latter is in its raised position, as shown indotted lines, Fig. 1.

21 and 22 represent oppositely arranged brackets secured by screws, as23, to the frame 1, and in the upper ends of said brackets is mounted atape-guide rod 24 on which is adjustably secured by screws, as 25, asecond set or pair of edgeguiding collars, as 26, each being providedwith a tapesupport, as 27.

28 represents a tape-supply bracket secured by screws, as 29, upon theframe 1, and at its upper end provided with an ad justably secured rod30 on which are mounted to rotate oppositely arranged disks, as

'31, and tape supply or roll 32, a spring 33 and an adjustably securedcollar 34 acting to brake said disk and tape roll against accidentalmovement.

As shown in the figures, the tape is passed from the supply between theguide-rod 21 and tape-supports 27, over the moistening substance andbetween the edge-guide-carrying bar 15 and tape-supports 17, and theedge-guide collars 16 and 26 are adjusted to guide the tape in asubstantially direct line from the supply to the supports, and when themoistening substance is brought into contact with the tape by arockingmovement of the lever 2 it causes the free end of the tape to beforced from its full to dotted line position, as shown in Fig. 1, makingit more convenient for the operator to graspsuch free end, and alsoreduces to a mini mum the waste incident to the first use of the tapeafter an idle period of suflicient length to destroy its adhesiveaction.

As the tape is drawn from the supply with its adhesive surface downward,it will be evident that such surface will be in a moistened conditionwhen drawn from contact with the moistening substance over the supports17; but if such supports were arranged parallel with the width of thetape and allowed to remain in contact with a given point of its adhesivesurface for a substantial length of time, the tape would become attachedto the supports and its travel from the supply would be more or lessresisted; accordingly, it has been found advisable to construct orarrange the sup port or supports so as to reduce the efifective orsupporting surface thereof to a minimum.

In the practical use of the device, the operator first rests her hand onthe outer end of the lever 2, which causes the moistening substance tobe brought into contact with the under or adhesive surface of the tape,then by taking hold o'f'the free end of the tape she draws from thesupply the amount required, and in the act of severing the tape bybringing it into contact with the cutter l3 raises her hand oil thelever, when the moistening substance is allowed to drop clear of thetape, as shown in Fig. 4c, thus leaving it out of engagement with thetape except when manually manipulated to deliver it. in condition forapplication to a package.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a device for supporting and delivering tape forwrapping purposes, the combination with a holder for a mass of tape, acutter for severing said tape, and a moistening substance locatedbetween said mass of tape and said cutter, of a pivoted lever upon theinner end portion of which is arranged said moistening substance, itsouter end portion being arranged at the side of the cutter opposite tothat oi said moistening substance and adapted to be manually controlledto move the latter into engagement with said tape as it is drawn fromthe supply.

2. In a device for supporting and delivering tape for wrapping purposes,the combination with a holder for a mass of tape, a cutter for severingsaid tape, a moistening substance normally out of engagement with saidtape, and means located at opposite sides of said moistening substancefor supporting said tape, of a pivoted lever upon the inner end portionof which is arranged said moistening substance, its outer end portionbeing arranged at the side of the cutter opposite to that of saidmoistening substance and adapted to be manually controlled to move thelatter into engagement with said tape as it is drawn from the supply.

3. In a device for supporting and delivering tape for wrapping purposes,the combination with a holder for a mass of tape, a cutter for severingsaid tape, a moistening substance normally out of engagement with saidtape, and means located at opposite sides of said moistening substancefor supporting said tape including a notched support, of manuallycontrolled means including a pivoted lever for moving said moisteningsubstance into engagement with said tape as it is drawn from the supply.

4. In a device for supporting and delivering tape for wrapping purposes,the combination with a holder for a mass of tape, a

cutter for severing said tape, a moistening substance normally out ofengagement with said tape, and means located at opposite sides 01 saidmoistening substance for sup porting and guiding said tape, of a pivotedlever upon the inner end portion of which is arranged said moistemngsubstance, ,1ts outer end portion being arranged at the side of thecutter opposite to that of said moistening substance and adapted to bemanually controlled to move the latter into engagement with said tape asit is drawn from the supply.

5. In a device for supporting and delivering tape for wrapping purposes,the combination with a holder for a mass of tape, a moistening substancenormally out. of engagement with said tape, a cutter for severposite tothat of said moistening substance and manually controlled to raise thelatter and said receptacle into efiective relationship with said tape asit is drawn from the supply. r

6. 1n a device for supporting and deliver ing tape for wrappingpurposes,-the' combination with a holder for a mass of tape, amoistening element normally out of engagement with said tape, a cutterfor severing said tape, and supports for normally holding said tape in agiven plane including a notched support, of a pivoted lever the innerend portion of which is provided with a receptacle normally containing aliquid within which said moistening substance is arranged, the outer endportion of said lever being arranged at the side of the cutter oppositeto that of said moistening substance and manually controlled to raisethe latter and said receptacle into efiective relationship with saidtape as it is drawn fromthe supply.

7 In a ing tape for wrapping purposes, the combi nation with a holderfor a mass of tape, a cutter for severing said tape, a notched supportfor supporting said tape in its travel from the supply to the cutter,and a moistening substance located between said mass of tape and saidcutter, of means, manually held against gravitational action, for holding said moistening substance into engagement with said tape as it isbeing drawn from the supply, the outer end portion of said manually heldmeans being located at the side of the cutter opposite to that of saidmoistening substance.

8. In a'device for supporting and deliver ing tape for Wrappingpurposes, the combimanipulation by the hand of the operator nation Witha holder for a mass of tape, a simultaneously With the drawing of thetape cutter for severing said tape, a notched supfrom the supply by saidhand. port for supporting said tape in its travel In testimony whereof,I have signed my 5 from the supply to the cutter, and a moistenname tothis specification, in the presence of 15 ing substance located betweensaid mass of two subscribing Witnesses. tape and said cutter, of a leverlocated below FREELAND l/V. OSTROM. the line of travel of the tape andcarrying Witnesses: at one end said moistening substance, its op- ABBIEM. DONIHEE, 1e posite end being arranged to permit of its HELGER A.ANDERSON.

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